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    <h2 id="you-need-a-space-before-the-">You need a space before the
<code>[</code>.</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC1069.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="va">if</span><span class="op">[</span> -e file <span class="op">]</span></span>
<span id="cb1-2"><a href="SC1069.html#cb1-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">then</span> <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;exists&quot;</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">fi</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC1069.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">if</span> <span class="bu">[</span> <span class="ot">-e</span> file <span class="bu">]</span></span>
<span id="cb2-2"><a href="SC1069.html#cb2-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">then</span> <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;exists&quot;</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">fi</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p>ShellCheck found a keyword immediately followed by a <code>[</code>.
There needs to be a space between them.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None</p>
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